Skirt hanger



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SKIRT HANG-ER :LeonardaG. Kirkegaard, Denver, (3010., assignorto Leonard Hanger-00., Hollywood, Calif a corporation of California Application November 6, 1939, Serial No. 3il2,965

4: Claims.

This invention relates to a hanger -for supporting ,ladies skirts and has for its principal object the provision of a simple, light-weight device upon which the skirt can be quickly and easily .placed; which will hold the skirt waist band in..a smoothly stretched condition; which will freely suspend the skirt body to prevent wrinkling'thereof; which canbeactuated by a single hand; and which can be quickly and securely suspended from any suitable supporting medium.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of the invention, which is designed for simplicity, economy, and efficiency. These .willibecome more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description of the invention reference'is had to the accompanying drawings which form aparthereof. .Like numerals refer to like parts .in all views of the drawings and throughout the description.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View illustrating one form of the improved skirt hanger.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof, taken on the line 22, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary, cross section, taken on the line 33, Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the improved hanger in place in a skirt band.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of an alternate form of hanger.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the alternate form partially in section, the section being taken on the line 6-43, Fig. 5.

Fig. '7 is a perspective view illustrating the alternate form in place in a skirt.

The first form of the hanger employs a channelled frame member iii, the extremities of which are turned downwardly as shown at H and the body of which is provided with a longitudinally extending slot 52. A pair of slide members l3 and !4 project from the extremities of the frame member it] through slotted openings in the downwardly turned extremities Ii. The slide members are shaped to conform to and fit within the channel of the frame member to.

The slide members are secured at their inward extremities to the extremities of a handle member formed from an inverted. U-shaped, wire spring 15. The extremities of the spring Iii extend first downwardly through the slide members thence upwardly therethrough and terminate in overlying extremities 56 which over-lie one edge of the slot I2 to support the inner exform a pair of prongs 20.

.tremities of the slide members .frame member iii.

.at.the mid portion of the spring member for holding a hanging hook it inposition thereon.

The outer extremity of the. slide member i3 is turned downwardly .and shaped to form a single prong H9. The outer extremity of theslide mem- 10 ber i4 is bifurcatedand turned downwardly .to Rubber sleeves 2! are slipped over all of theprongs i9 and 28 to form frictional surfaces thereon.

In Fig. 4, the device is illustrated in position in a skirt waistband 22 of a skirt 23. It will be noted that the waist band 22 is folded over the single prong l9 and that the .two extremities of the folded band are slipped .over the pair of prongs 20 so that the spring I-dmaintains the 0 waist band taught in a four ply condition as illustrated.

The device can be quickly and easily inserted in, or removed from, place by simply squeezing or contracting the spring It in the palm of one 25 hand While the other hand supports the skirt. The sleeves 2i assist in preventing the skirt from slipping from the prongs although the expansive action of the spring [5 is sufficient to hold the normal skirt without the sleeves if desired. 39

The alternate form of the invention, illustrated in. Figs. 5, 6,. and 7, employs the same principle of operation as the first form. It is designed, however, so that a plurality of skirts can be supported from a single supporting bracket.

The alternate form consists of a supporting rod 2 to the outer end of which a fitting 25 is secured. The fitting is preferably pressed from sheet metal and is formed with a pair of downwardly depending prongs 26. The other extremity of the rod is formed with an offset 2i which forms a stop for a second, slidable fitting 28. The second fitting is also preferably formed of sheet metal and is provided with a single downwardly depending prong 29.

A tubular spiral compression spring 30 surrounds the rod between the two fittings and acts to constantly urge them apart. The prongs 28 and 29 are preferably covered with rubber sleeves or tubes 3| as in the preceding form. 0

The rod 24 may be supported in any desired manner. One method of support is illustrated in Fig. 7, in which, a sheet metal bracket member 32 is employed. The bracket member 32 is formed with suitable cars 33 by means of which it may be secured to a wall or other supporting surface. The upper face of the bracket member is provided with a series of perforations 34 for receiving a plurality of the rods 24.

As many rods can be inserted into the' bracket member as desired. The offset extremities are simply inserted in the perforations and the offsets 2'! allow the rods to overhang the edges of the bracket, as illustrated in Fig. 7, and limit the horizontal arc of movement thereof.

To place a skirt upon the alternate form of the device a finger of each hand is inserted in the waist band and the latter is drawn taught behind the single prong 29. The single prong 29 is then pulled forwardly by drawing upon the band and the two loops in the skirt band are passed upwardly over the pair of prongs 2B and released to the position of Fig. 7. The skirt can be easily removed by simply drawing it forwardly against the single prong and compressing the spring.

It will be noted that in both forms the skirt hangs in a straight natural position which will tend to remove wrinkles therefrom and which will prevent the formation of additional wrinkles.

While a specific form of the improvement has been described and illustrated herein, it is desired to be understood that the same may be varied, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A skirt hanger comprising: an elongated frame member provided with an elongated 1ongitudinal slot; downwardly turned extremities on said frame member; a slide member slidably supported at each extremity of said frame member and in alignment therewith; garment engaging means on each slide member; and an inverted U-shaped spring the extremities of which extend downwardly through said slot into engagement with said slide members to urge the latter apart.

2. A skirt hanger comprising: an elongated frame member provided with an elongated longitudinal slot; downwardly turned extremities on said frame member; a slide member slidably supported at each extremity of said frame member and in alignment therewith; garment engaging means on each slide member; an inverted U- shaped spring the extremities of which extend downwardly through said slot into engagement with said slide members to urge the latter apart; and means for holding said slide member in slidable engagement with said frame member.

3. A garment hanger comprising: a channelshaped frame member having a longitudinally extending slot; a downwardly turned extremity at each end of said frame member provided with an opening; a slide member at each extremity of said frame member, each of said slide members passing through one of said openings; and an inverted, U-shaped wire spring having its extremities extended downwardly through the elongated slot in the frame member, each of said extremities being secured to one of said slide members. r

4. A garment hanger comprising: a channelshaped frame member having a longitudinally extending slot; a downwardly turned extremity at each end of said frame member provided with an opening; a slide member at each extremity of said member, each of said slide members passing through one of said openings; and an inverted, U-shaped wire spring having its extremities extended downwardly through the elongated slot in the frame member, each of said extremities being secured to one of saidslide members, said later extremities being passed upwardly so as to returnthrough said slot and being turned to over-lap said frame member to support the inner extremities of said slide member.

LEONARD G. KJRKEGAARD. 

